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Despite The Wall Street Journal lambasting equity-linked reverse convertibles as ‘dangerous investments’ and a chorus of bad press culminating in regulatory fines, the products continue to attract...
UBS has come under fire in a series of court cases in the US for inappropriate sales of Lehman Brothers principal-protected notes and a failure to inform retail investors properly of the risks involved....
• Pang Cheng Duan has joined Manulife Asset Management (Singapore), part of MFC Global Investment Management, as head of fixed income. He will oversee the company’s fixed income desk and lead the development...
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US wrap: S&P sectors provide potential accelerated returns
The latest offering for the US market includes three products based on a variation on the Standard & Poor's Depository Receipts (SPDR), which was the first US-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF). They provide the basis for accelerated growth products issued...
Lehmann to head up UBS variable annuity structuring team
Zurich-based investment bank UBS has appointed Yves Lehmann to the new role of managing director and global head of variable annuities structuring. He will report to David O'Donoghue and Yiannis Mitilineos in UBS's equity derivatives structuring division...
US inflation options sponsored forum: Recovery and development
The inflation market has had a challenging few months. In particular, many dealers were hurt by short positions in 0% inflation floors, causing sizeable losses for some firms. Sponsored by BGC Partners, Risk convened a panel of major inflation dealers...
Product round-up
UBS has issued open-end index certificates in Germany on its Evolution Buy-Write Europe Index. The index is already listed in Switzerland and has just been listed in Germany. The certificates were issued on April 20 on the Frankfurt and Stuttgart exchanges...
Kilian named as UBS head of derivatives distribution
UBS has hired Axel Kilian from Nomura as head of global derivatives distribution, and announced three internal appointments to work with him as regional heads of equity sales. Matt Rule will lead equity sales in the Asia-Pacific region, Dominic Vail in...
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Technology can provide a competitive advantage in banking. How it is applied by Tier 1 and Tier 2 institutions, to the benefit for their risk management systems, is discussed.
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